Título:	Contribution of corn intercropped with Brachiaria species to nutrient cycling.
Autoria:	OLIVEIRA, S. M. de ALMEIDA, R. E. M. de PIEROZAN JUNIOR, C. REIS, A. F. de B. SOUZA, L. F. N. FAVARIN, J. L.
Afiliação:	SILAS MACIEL DE OLIVEIRA, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MARINGÁ; RODRIGO ESTEVAM MUNHOZ DE ALMEIDA, CNPASA; CLOVIS PIEROZAN JUNIOR, INSTITUTO FEDERAL DO PARANÁ; ANDRE FROES DE BORJA REIS, ESALQ; LUCAS FREITAS NOGUEIRA SOUZA, ESALQ; JOSE LAERCIO FAVARIN, ESALQ.
Ano de publicação:	2019
Referência:	Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, v. 49, e55018, 2019.
Conteúdo:	The corn biomass and nutrient dynamics may be altered when it is intercropped with Brachiaria (syn. Urochloa spp.). The present study aimed to investigate the dynamics of biomass, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) for farming systems that produce corn intercropped with Brachiaria species. Field experiments were performed during the season and off-season, in a split-plot design. The main plots were composed of Brachiaria species (B. brizantha, B. ruziziensis and B. Convert) intercropped with corn, in addition to corn monocropping. The subplots consisted of three forage sampling periods, ranging from 0 to 60 days after the corn harvest. The intercropping arrangements did not affect the corn grain yield, nutrient accumulation and partitioning, relatively to the corn monocropping. After the grain harvest, B. brizantha achieved the greater biomass accumulation rate in both the season (69 kg ha-1 day-1) and off-season (17 kg ha-1 day-1). The nutrient accumulation ranged widely between the Brachiaria species and planting seasons: 0.2-1.2 kg ha-1 day-1 for N; 0.01-0.07 kg ha-1 day-1 for P; and 0.13-0.8 kg ha-1 day-1 for K. However, the greatest nutrient accumulation was found for B. brizantha, followed by B. ruziziensis and then B. Convert. In the short-term, corn intercropped with Brachiaria in the season showed the largest effect on the nutrient cycling and biomass yield. The intercropping between corn and B. brizantha in the season was the best way to enhance the biomass yield and the N, P and K cycling.
Thesagro:	Brachiaria Milho Zea Mays Planta Forrageira Capim Urochloa Nutriente
NAL Thesaurus:	Corn Nutrient balance Forage
ISSN:	1983-4063
Tipo do material:	Artigo de periódico
Acesso:	openAccess
Aparece nas coleções:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPASA)